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Spitfire Mk.IX (9) of Johnny Johnson

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This video is dedicated to Kratzenbourg, wherever he might be ;)

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  • James, JEJ is a major hero of mine. I read his book 'Wing Leader,' and it is one of my most prized books. His desperate fight with a FW 190 over Dieppe is engraved on my mind. JJ flew his MK V to the very limit against the 190 and used every trick in the book. He escaped by diving on a RN destroyer which opened up with all it's flak guns, this caused the FW to break off. His account is superb, puts the reader in the cockpit- my palms were sweating reading about the FW bout! A great British hero!

  • Me too - got the book. He died in 2001.

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  • Nice tribute to a great Man

  • Charming model. The MKIX is one of my favourite Spitfires.

  • @livegems Long live Johnnie Johnson

  • @LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH I agree,I think hes my role model

  • They use a johnny johnson plane in airfix dogfighter

  • @LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH too true sadly our aces wer not so revered as the germans even though we won

  • Just thought you might like to see a brief clip I just posted of JJ appearing on 'This is Your Life' in the late '70s / early '80s. Just search on 'johnnie johnson this is your life'. David

  • Ha ha ha ha ha.. as they say in Switzerland..

  • 'Ma plaisir' as the french might say ;P

  • Thank you for the response... :) :)

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